Global Skye Midwifery

Global Skye Midwifery is the clinical and wellness branch of our services.

Senior Midwife, Rebecca Herman, provides individualized care for the communities of northeast Massachusetts and the Seacoast region of New Hampshire. Rebecca has been attending births since 2005 and has been a certified professional midwife since 2008. She provides a range of women's health and reproductive support services including herbal, allopathic, and intuitive care.

Rebecca is co-president of the MA Chapter of the NACPM, a member of the Massachusetts Midwives Alliance, and a New Hampshire Certified Midwife.

What to Expect...from community midwifery care:

The Midwives Model of Care is based on the fact that pregnancy and birth are normal life processes; that all people have a right to bodily autonomy; and that birthing people experience the best outcomes when supported to choose the environment and care services they need.

Distinct and separate from obstetrics, midwifery care includes:

Monitoring for the physical, psychological, and social well-being of the birthing person throughout the childbearing years
Individualized education, counseling, and prenatal care, continuous hands-on assistance during labor and delivery, and postpartum support for birthing families
Minimal technological interventions and avoidance of non-indicated screenings
Comprehensive postnatal care for the birthing person and the neonate, including lactation support, growth monitoring, and family adjustment support
Identification and prompt referral for birthing people who require obstetrical attention and/or babies who require pediatric attention

Care is provided in alignment with international standards and the best evidence available regarding frequency of visits. Pregnant clients are seen monthly through the first two trimesters, then bi-weekly, and ultimately weekly until they deliver.

Post-natal clients are seen every few days in the initial week, and continue to be seen through six weeks post-end of pregnancy, or longer if the healing process requires extended support.

Please note that many services are provided in clients' homes. Special arrangements may be possible if you are in need of safe, confidential space outside of where you live. To schedule an appointment or to receive further information about community-based care, contact me.